The Benicia Panthers will square off against the Miramonte Matadors at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Benicia is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They secured a 42-38 W over Piner. 42 seems to be a good number for the Panthers as the squad scooped up a victory with the same number of points in their previous game.
Meanwhile, Miramonte had to endure a four-game losing streak, but that streak is no more. Everything went their way against Newark Memorial on Friday as Miramonte made off with a 43-23 win. The Matadors might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won four matchups by 20 points or more this season.
Miramonte's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Carson Blair, who threw for 286 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 13.0 yards per attempt. Charlie Hwang helped Blair out on the ground, rushing for 80 yards and two touchdowns on only seven carries.
Miramonte was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 203 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in November of 2023.
Benicia has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four games, which provided a massive bump to their 5-6 record this season. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 27.8 points per game. As for Miramonte, their win bumped their record up to 5-6.
Benicia took a serious blow against Miramonte when the teams last played back in September, falling 52-7. Can Benicia avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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